Diary of Phenomena

Find below a list of astronomical events for the whole year.

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January 1999
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 d  h  m UTC
 2  2 49 Full Moon
 3  1    Pollux 9degN of Moon
 3 13    Sun closest to Earth
 5  8    Venus 1.8degS of Neptune
 5 15    Regulus 0.25degS of Moon
 8 22    Spica 4.3degS of Mars
 9 14 22 Last Quarter
 9 19    Spica 7degS of Moon
 9 19    Moon 2.8degN of Mars
11 12    Moon furthest from Earth
13 17    Antares 10degS of Moon
13 18    Venus 0.9degS of Uranus
16 17    Moon 4.4degN of Mercury
17 15 46 New Moon
18 19    Moon 1.5degN of Uranus
19  7    Moon 1.9degN of Venus
21 23    Moon 1.9degS of Jupiter
22  8    Neptune in conjunction
24  5    Moon 2.6degS of Saturn
24 19 15 First Quarter
26 10    Pleiades 10degN of Moon
26 21    Moon closest to Earth
27  7    Aldebaran 0.45degS of Moon
27  7    Mercury 2.3degS of Neptune
30 11    Pollux 9degN of Moon
31 16  6 Full Moon (Penumbral eclipse)
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February 1999
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 d  h  m UTC
 2  1    Regulus 0.28degS of Moon (Occultation)
 2  2    Uranus in conjunction
 4  5    Mercury in superior conjunction
 6  3    Spica 7degS of Moon
 7  3    Moon 3.1degN of Mars
 8  9    Moon furthest from Earth
 8 11 58 Last Quarter
10  2    Antares 10degS of Moon
14 11    Moon 1.5degN of Neptune
15  7    Moon 1.4degN of Uranus
16  6 39 New Moon (Annular Eclipse visible from S. of Africa, Madagascar,
                Antarctica, Indonesia, S. of Philippine Is., Australasia)
17  1    Moon 0.25degS of Mercury
18  6    Moon 1.9degS of Venus
18 15    Moon 2.4degS of Jupiter
20 14    Moon 2.7degS of Saturn
20 15    Moon closest to Earth
22 16    Pleiades 10degN of Moon
23  2 43 First Quarter
23 12    Aldebaran 0.44degS of Moon
23 21    Venus 0.14degN of Jupiter
26 18    Pollux 9degN of Moon
28 13    Mercury closest approach to Venus 11deg
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March 1999
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 d  h  m UTC
 1  9    Regulus 0.26degS of Moon
 2  6 58 Full Moon
 3 12    Mercury furthest east from Sun 18deg
 5 11    Spica 7degS of Moon
 7  2    Moon 3.1degN of Mars
 8  5    Mercury closest approach to Jupiter 3deg
 8  5    Moon furthest from Earth
 9  3    Mercury closest approach to Saturn 27deg
 9 10    Antares 10degS of Moon
 9 21    Mercury stationary (retro)
10  8 40 Last Quarter
13 22    Moon 1.3degN of Neptune
14 19    Moon 1.3degN of Uranus
15  2    Pluto stationary (retro)
17 18 48 New Moon
17 20    Moon 7degS of Mercury
18 10    Mars stationary (retro)
18 11    Moon 2.8degS of Jupiter
19 19    Mercury in inferior conjunction
20  0    Moon closest to Earth
20  1    Moon 5degS of Venus
20  2    Moon 2.9degS of Saturn
20 21    Venus 2.6degN of Saturn
21  1 46 Equinox
21 22    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
22 18    Aldebaran 0.5degS of Moon
23  2    Mercury closest to Earth
24 10 18 First Quarter
26  0    Pollux 9degN of Moon
28 16    Regulus 0.31degS of Moon
31 22 49 Full Moon
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April 1999
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 d  h  m UTC
 1  6    Jupiter in conjunction
 1  6    Mercury stationary (fwd)
 1 19    Spica 7degS of Moon
 3  8    Moon 3.2degN of Mars
 4 21    Moon furthest from Earth
 5 17    Antares 10degS of Moon
 9  2 51 Last Quarter
10  8    Moon 1.1degN of Neptune
11  7    Moon 1.0degN of Uranus
12  0    Pleiades 2.7degN of Venus
14  4    Moon 1.1degS of Mercury
15  8    Moon 3.3degS of Jupiter
16  4 22 New Moon
16 16    Mercury furthest west from Sun 28deg
16 18    Moon 2.9degS of Saturn
17  5    Moon closest to Earth
18  7    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
18 20    Moon 7degS of Venus
19  2    Aldebaran 0.8degS of Moon
21 20    Aldebaran 7degS of Venus
22  5    Pollux 9degN of Moon
22 19  1 First Quarter
24 17    Mars at opposition
24 21    Regulus 0.5degS of Moon
27 11    Saturn in conjunction
29  1    Spica 7degS of Moon
29 20    Moon 3.9degN of Mars
30 14 55 Full Moon
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May 1999
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 d  h  m UTC
 1  9    Mercury 1.8degS of Jupiter
 1 17    Mars closest to Earth
 2  6    Moon furthest from Earth
 3  0    Antares 9degS of Moon
 7  1    Neptune stationary (retro)
 7 16    Moon 0.9degN of Neptune
 8 16    Moon 0.7degN of Uranus
 8 17 28 Last Quarter
13  5    Moon 3.7degS of Jupiter
13 18    Mercury 0.7degN of Saturn
14 10    Moon 2.9degS of Saturn
14 12    Moon 3.8degS of Mercury
15 12  5 New Moon
15 15    Moon closest to Earth
15 17    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
16 12    Aldebaran 0.9degS of Moon
18 15    Moon 6degS of Venus
19 13    Pollux 9degN of Moon
22  3    Regulus 0.8degS of Moon
22  4    Uranus stationary (retro)
22  5 34 First Quarter
25 18    Mercury in superior conjunction
26  7    Spica 7degS of Moon
26 11    Moon 5degN of Mars
29  8    Moon furthest from Earth
30  6    Antares 9degS of Moon
30  6 40 Full Moon
30 21    Pollux 4.1degN of Venus
30 23    Pluto at opposition
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June 1999
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 d  h  m UTC
 3 22    Moon 0.7degN of Neptune
 4 22    Moon 0.49degN of Uranus
 5  7    Spica closest approach to Mars 1deg
 5  7    Mars stationary (fwd)
 7  4 20 Last Quarter
10  0    Moon 3.9degS of Jupiter
11  2    Moon 3.0degS of Saturn
11 20    Venus furthest east from Sun 45deg
12  4    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
12 23    Aldebaran 0.8degS of Moon
13  1    Moon closest to Earth
13 19  3 New Moon
15  7    Moon 4.5degS of Mercury
15 23    Pollux 9degN of Moon
17  3    Moon 2.2degS of Venus
18 11    Regulus 1.0degS of Moon
20 18 13 First Quarter
21 18    Pollux 5degN of Mercury
21 19 50 Solstice
22 13    Spica 7degS of Moon
22 19    Moon 6degN of Mars
25 15    Moon furthest from Earth
26 12    Antares 9degS of Moon
28 21 37 Full Moon
28 23    Mercury furthest east from Sun 26deg
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July 1999
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 d  h  m UTC
 1  2    Moon 0.6degN of Neptune
 2  2    Moon 0.42degN of Uranus
 3  8    Mercury closest approach to Venus 18deg
 6 11 57 Last Quarter
 6 23    Sun furthest from Earth
 7 15    Moon 4.2degS of Jupiter
 8 14    Moon 3.1degS of Saturn
 9 13    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
10  9    Aldebaran 0.8degS of Moon
11  6    Moon closest to Earth
12  3    Mercury stationary (retro)
13  2 24 New Moon
13  6    Regulus 1.5degN of Venus
13  9    Pollux 8degN of Moon
14  8    Moon 3degN of Mercury
15 20    Regulus 1.1degS of Moon
15 22    Moon 3.2degN of Venus
19 20    Spica 8degS of Moon
20  9  0 First Quarter
20 22    Moon 7degN of Mars
23  6    Moon furthest from Earth
23 10    Mercury closest to Earth
23 19    Antares 9degS of Moon
26  4    Neptune closest to Earth
26  9    Neptune at opposition
26 15    Mercury in inferior conjunction
27 20    Venus stationary (retro)
28  7    Moon 0.6degN of Neptune
28 11 25 Full Moon  (partial eclipse, visible from
                     Extreme S. and W. of S. America, Central America,
                     W. of N. America, Pacific Ocean, Antarctica,
                     Australasia, except extreme E. Asia)
29  7    Moon 0.50degN of Uranus
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August 1999
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 d  h  m UTC
 4  2    Moon 4.1degS of Jupiter
 4 17 27 Last Quarter
 5  0    Moon 3.0degS of Saturn
 5 16    Mercury stationary (fwd)
 5 16    Pollux closest approach to Mercury 4deg
 5 20    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
 6 16    Aldebaran 0.7degS of Moon
 6 22    Uranus closest to Earth
 7 18    Uranus at opposition
 7 23    Moon closest to Earth
 9 19    Pollux 8degN of Moon
10  2    Moon 1.2degN of Mercury
10 16    Regulus 8degN of Venus
11 11  8 New Moon (total solar eclipse, visible from N.E. of N.America,
                   Greenland, arctic regions, Iceland, Europe,
                   N. of Africa, Arabia, Asia except E. )
12  5    Moon 9degN of Venus
12  6    Regulus 1.2degS of Moon
14 15    Mercury furthest west from Sun 19deg
16  5    Spica 8degS of Moon
18 12    Moon 7degN of Mars
19  1 47 First Quarter
19 23    Moon furthest from Earth
20  3    Antares 9degS of Moon
20 11    Venus in inferior conjunction
20 19    Venus closest to Earth
21  6    Pluto stationary (fwd)
24 14    Moon 0.7degN of Neptune
25 12    Moon 0.6degN of Uranus
25 12    Jupiter stationary (retro)
26 12    Mercury 10degN of Venus
26 23 48 Full Moon
30 16    Saturn stationary (retro)
31  7    Regulus 1.3degS of Mercury
31  8    Moon 4degS of Jupiter
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September 1999
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 d  h  m UTC
 1  6    Moon 2.9degS of Saturn
 2  1    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
 2 18    Moon closest to Earth
 2 22    Aldebaran 0.8degS of Moon
 2 22 17 Last Quarter
 6  2    Pollux 8degN of Moon
 7 16    Moon 8degN of Venus
 8 14    Regulus 1.2degS of Moon
 8 14    Mercury in superior conjunction
 9 20    Venus stationary (fwd)
 9 22  2 New Moon
 9 23    Moon 1.5degN of Mercury
12 13    Spica 7degS of Moon
16 10    Moon 7degN of Mars
16 11    Antares 9degS of Moon
16 19    Moon furthest from Earth
17  6    Antares 2.8degS of Mars
17 20  6 First Quarter
20 22    Moon 0.7degN of Neptune
21 20    Moon 0.6degN of Uranus
23 11 32 Equinox
25 10 51 Full Moon
27 13    Moon 3.7degS of Jupiter
28 11    Moon 2.7degS of Saturn
28 17    Moon closest to Earth
29  8    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
30  3    Aldebaran 1.0degS of Moon
30 16    Spica 1.7degS of Mercury
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October 1999
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 d  h  m UTC
 2  4  2 Last Quarter
 3  7    Pollux 8degN of Moon
 5 17    Moon 4.6degN of Venus
 5 21    Regulus 1.2degS of Moon
 8 21    Regulus 3.1degN of Venus
 9 11 34 New Moon
 9 21    Spica 7degS of Moon
11  2    Moon 7degN of Mercury
13 19    Antares 9degS of Moon
13 22    Neptune stationary (fwd)
14 14    Moon furthest from Earth
15 12    Moon 5degN of Mars
17 15  0 First Quarter
18  6    Moon 0.46degN of Neptune
19  4    Moon 0.42degN of Uranus
22 14    Jupiter closest to Earth
23 10    Uranus stationary (fwd)
23 18    Jupiter at opposition
24 17    Moon 3.6degS of Jupiter
24 21  2 Full Moon
24 22    Mercury furthest east from Sun 24deg
25 17    Moon 2.5degS of Saturn
26 13    Moon closest to Earth
26 16    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
27 11    Aldebaran 1.2degS of Moon
30 13    Pollux 8degN of Moon
31  0    Venus furthest west from Sun 47deg
31 12  4 Last Quarter
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November 1999
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 d  h  m UTC
 2  2    Regulus 1.5degS of Moon
 3 23    Moon 3.3degN of Venus
 5  8    Antares closest approach to Mercury 8deg
 5  8    Mercury stationary (retro)
 6  4    Spica 7degS of Moon
 6 13    Saturn at opposition
 8  3 53 New Moon
 9  7    Moon 7degN of Mercury
10  2    Antares 9degS of Moon
11  5    Moon furthest from Earth
13 16    Moon 3degN of Mars
14 14    Moon 0.17degN of Neptune
15  4    Mercury closest to Earth
15 12    Moon 0.08degN of Uranus
15 21    Mercury in inferior conjunction
         Mercury Transit midtime 21h41UTC
16  9  3 First Quarter
20 22    Moon 3.7degS of Jupiter
22  1    Moon 2.6degS of Saturn
23  3    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
23  7  4 Full Moon
23 21    Aldebaran 1.2degS of Moon
23 22    Moon closest to Earth
25  0    Mercury stationary (fwd)
26 21    Pollux 8degN of Moon
28 14    Mars 1.7degS of Neptune
29  3    Spica 4.5degS of Venus
29  8    Regulus 1.7degS of Moon
29 23 18 Last Quarter
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December 1999
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 d  h  m UTC
 2 23    Pluto in conjunction
 3  0    Mercury furthest west from Sun 20deg
 3 10    Spica 8degS of Moon
 3 12    Pluto furthest from Earth
 3 20    Moon 3.0degN of Venus
 4 17    Mercury closest approach to Venus 23deg
 6  0    Moon 2.9degN of Mercury
 7  8    Antares 9degS of Moon
 7 22 32 New Moon
 8 11    Moon furthest from Earth
11 22    Moon 0.07degS of Neptune
12 18    Moon 0.55degN of Mars
12 20    Moon 0.22degS of Uranus
14  4    Mars 0.7degS of Uranus
16  0 50 First Quarter
17  8    Antares 5degS of Mercury
18  5    Moon 4.1degS of Jupiter
19  9    Moon 2.9degS of Saturn
20 14    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
21  5    Jupiter stationary (fwd)
21  9    Aldebaran 1.2degS of Moon
22  7 44 Solstice
22 11    Moon closest to Earth
22 17 31 Full Moon
24  7    Pollux 8degN of Moon
26 17    Regulus 1.9degS of Moon
29 14  4 Last Quarter
30 16    Spica 8degS of Moon


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Data is taken from The Astronomical Pocket Diary ISBN 0473025396. If you use this data you are obliged to buy a copy and mention the APD in your publication.

All of the above data is (c) N.Haley 1998.